2012–13 LNBP season

The 2012–13 LNBP was the 13th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on September 4, 2012 and ended on February 27, 2013. The league title was won by Toros de Nuevo Laredo, which defeated Halcones UV Xalapa in the championship series, 4–2.

2012–13 LNBP season
Season	13
Dates	September 4, 2012 – February 27, 2013
Teams	16
Finals
Champions	Toros de Nuevo Laredo
Runners-up	Halcones UV Xalapa
Statistical leaders
Points Ricardo Meléndez[1] 1023 Rebounds Antonio García[2] 384 Assists Jason Horton[3] 328 Efficiency Leroy Hickerson[4] 1111
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Format

16 teams participate. All the teams played against each other and the standings included all 16 teams with no separation in groups. The first 12 teams qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have a first round (best-of-5), a second round (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7).

Teams

Team	City	State	Joined	Season No.
Abejas de Guanajuato	Guanajuato City	Guanajuato	2009–10	4
Barreteros de Zacatecas	Zacatecas City	Zacatecas	2003	8
Correcaminos UAT Victoria	Ciudad Victoria	Tamaulipas	2000	12
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey	Monterrey	Nuevo León	2001	12
Gansos Salvajes de la UIC	Mexico City	Distrito Federal	2012–13	1
Gigantes del Estado de México	Toluca	State of Mexico	2012–13	1
Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple	Chilpancingo	Guerrero	2012–13	1
Halcones Rojos Veracruz	Veracruz	Veracruz	2005	8
Halcones UV Xalapa	Xalapa	Veracruz	2003	10
Huracanes de Tampico	Tampico	Tamaulipas	2009–10	4
Lechugueros de León	León	Guanajuato	2004	9
Osos de Guadalajara	Guadalajara	Jalisco	2012–13	1
Panteras de Aguascalientes	Aguascalientes City	Aguascalientes	2003	10
Pioneros de Quintana Roo	Cancún	Quintana Roo	2006	7
Soles de Mexicali	Mexicali	Baja California	2005	8
Toros de Nuevo Laredo	Nuevo Laredo	Tamaulipas	2007–08	6

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Halcones UV Xalapa	40	36	4	4066	3426	+640	76	2013 LNBP playoffs
2	Halcones Rojos Veracruz	40	32	8	3431	2968	+463	72
3	Toros de Nuevo Laredo	40	31	9	3393	3017	+376	71
4	Soles de Mexicali	40	31	9	3469	3091	+378	71
5	Panteras de Aguascalientes	40	28	12	3597	3352	+245	68
6	Pioneros de Quintana Roo	40	28	12	3612	3136	+476	68
7	Fuerza Regia de Monterrey	40	25	15	3594	3400	+194	65
8	Huracanes de Tampico	40	22	18	3575	3452	+123	62
9	Abejas de Guanajuato	40	19	21	3581	3514	+67	59
10	Barreteros de Zacatecas	40	17	23	3485	3530	−45	57
11	Correcaminos UAT Victoria	40	16	24	3510	3641	−131	56
12	Lechugueros de León	40	12	28	2984	3263	−279	52
13	Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple	40	8	32	3239	3749	−510	48
14	Gansos Salvajes de la UIC	40	6	34	3361	4008	−647	46
15	Osos de Guadalajara	40	6	34	3103	3755	−652	46
16	Gigantes del Estado de México	40	3	37	3196	3894	−698	43

Source: lnbp.com.mx

Note: the LNBP gave 70 points to Soles, 51 to Lechugueros, 46 to Guerreros and 44 to Osos.

Playoffs

Preliminary round

The team seed is indicated after the team name. The first 4 teams in the standings are automatically qualified for the quarterfinals.

• Abejas de Guanajuato (9) defeat Huracanes de Tampico (8), 3–1
• Panteras de Aguascalientes (5) defeat Lechugueros de León (12), 3–0
• Pioneros de Quintana Roo (6) defeat Correcaminos UAT Victoria (11), 3–0
• Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (7) defeat Barreteros de Zacatecas (10), 3–0

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Halcones Xal.	4
	9	Abejas	0
						1	Halcones Xal.	4
						4	Soles	3
	4	Soles	4
	5	Panteras	2
											1	Halcones Xal.	2
											3	Toros	4
	3	Toros	4
	6	Pioneros	1
						3	Toros	4
						2	Halcones Rojos	3
	2	Halcones Rojos	4
	7	Fuerza Regia	2